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“Faculty Speed Dating” for Research Comes to VCU!
Are you a VCU faculty member looking for research partnerships? Meet researchers outside your discipline at this fast-paced networking event for clinicians, scientists and engineers! Talk for a...
View ArticleThe Latest Attack on Science..
The Science Wars continue… Popcorn alert (as in, time to make a bowl and settle in!) First, Matt Ridley opined that innovation doesn’t come from basic science in his essay in the Wall Street Journal....
View ArticleFun Friday: Winners of the Annual Dance Your PhD Contest
You read that right. There is actually an annual contest in which PhD candidates communicate their science via interpretive dance. There is a cash prize. The results are pretty entertaining. You’re...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Gene Editing, NSF T/C, and More
In research administration news this week: Debate on the ethics of gene editing: As debate continues, US News and World Report has a great primer article about gene editing and its ethical issues....
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Are You Ready?
Today’s post is reblogged from Jessica Venable’s official Ready, Set, Grant! blog! Make sure you sign up for and attend these exciting sessions! After months of planning, we are pleased to announce...
View ArticleNews Roundup: School Reform, Benefits for Postdocs, and More
School reform may impact higher ed. Congress has voted to scrap the No Child Left Behind act. Now they are working on what will replace it. Read more here. “University lobbyists are hoping that...
View ArticleBonus News Roundup: NCURA Chair-Elect at VCU, US ORI News, and More
Big News for CHS-OSP. I’ve recently been informed that I have been elected NCURA Region III Chair-Elect! This means that I’ll be assisting the current Chair for a year (starting in May), and will be...
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Fun Friday: ‘Tis The Season!
Today’s Fun Friday comes to us from a lab somewhere. It was posted on Facebook in a group called “The Astonishing School of Gifted Nerds,” but I couldn’t find the original source. Still, it’s good for...
View ArticleNews Roundup: NIH Special!
We have a special News Roundup for you this week, and it’s all about NIH. NIH has raised the salary cap. NOT-OD-16-045 raises the maximum salary on NIH support from $183,300 to $185,100 effective...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Welcome Back!
Though we’ve been back from break for a few days now, I want to welcome you back to work, and back to the blog! There are a few things happening here that I am really excited to tell you! First, we...
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